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| Govt tight-lipped about ban on JuD, Haqqani Network |
| 2015-01-22 |
| [DAWN] The federal government is reluctant to speak about a reported ban on the Haqqani Network and Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD), but government officials in private say the development has occurred as part of the progress on the National Action Plan (NAP) against terrorism. An Haqqani Networkofficial of the Ministry of Interior on Wednesday said JuD and the Haqqani Network have been added to the list of proscribed outfits. The official told Dawn.com that it was the demand of the United States to ban the Haqqani Network and JuD but that the government is using "delay tactics". Give them time to empty their bank accounts and tranfer the money, think up new names, and then reopen at thesame old stand. The official said that the recent attack of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) gunnies on Army Public School in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. compelled the government to take strict action against all holy warrior organizations without any differentiation of 'good' and 'bad' Taliban. But JuD's different. They're owned by the Pak govt. According to a document available with Dawn.com, the interior ministry included new organizations in the list of proscribed organizations including:
"During his visit to Islamabad, US Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State... also appreciated the decision of the government to ban Haqqani Network and Jamat-ud-Dawa," the official added. The official also said that the government had already directed relevant departments to take immediate steps to freeze the assets of the banned outfits, which include Haqqani Network and Jamat-ud-Dawa. The United States has welcomed Pakistain's decision to ban the groups, terming the move an important step towards eliminating terrorism. The Express Tribune in a report quoted senior Interior Ministry officials as saying that the groups have been banned. The Nation today carried a report quoting a government official saying the ban has not taken effect. |
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